Hello, I know I promised to write every 2 days... But.. OK no BUTS !!! that's the reason I usually am not success in my weight loss, since I always have a but... But you don't understand...But there was a reason...But, But, But... I was reading the other day that procrastinators are lazy people.. Well HELLO out there, I am the biggest procrastinator, and well I guess that means I am lazy.. so how do I change that... Well for one thing I need to change my way of thinking about my goals and where I want to be in 6 months... Yeah the last 4 weeks have been a setback, but the only thing that should be on hold is my weighs ins.. Actually I have to share that I have been pretty good in keeping with the plan. To say the least, clothes are fitting loose as well, I guess my biggest regret is that I cannot walk nor weigh in.. to really show myself that I have been good.
Lately is seems that all the headlines are about diets and weight loss.. Magazine covers - eat this and lose 15 lbs. Do this and lose 100 pounds by Labor Day !! There is so much information out there that you can have over kill. What's right , which plan do I follow... It's like grasping for straws.
Today I had the pleasure of doing lunch with all my peers from work. 2 of them ( Cindy and Valerie) have done a tremendous job in accomplishing their goals of getting healthy.. WOW. They both look awesome !! I have to hand it to both, they really set their minds to do it, and it really shows...
I realized something today (after flipping through a few magazines at the checkout stand in the supermarket) and that was that one thing you need to find is what works for you. You need to find what you can incorporate into your busy lifestyle and feel good about yourself.
Cindy loves to work out, she is at the gym at 5am.. I on the other hand am in la la land...
She enjoys yogurt, and eats mini meals to kick up her metabolism... Me I love frozen yogurt and at times forget that I didn't eat, which slows down the metabolism.
So I need to continue to educate myself and continue to work towards my goal, as I did lose 30 pounds and that was no small task... I need to continue and stay the course as Koukla would say !!!
With that said I was just wanted to share with something I read today which about the new Extreme South Beach Diet. research was done and they incorporated 2 things they added some turbo fat loss food and turbo fat loss walking and did you know you can increase fat burning by 300% with this simple exercise, and adding this food group. Purdue University found that if you incorporate into your diet 3-4 dairy servings ( low fat of course) into your daily intake it can increase fat metabolism enough to lose 10 pounds a year without dieting. ( Drink Milk)
Second the turbo exercise with increase fat burning by 300% was as easy as this:
1 - Walk at an easy pace - 5 minutes
2 - Go for a fast pace for 15 seconds
3 - Slow down for 30 seconds
4 - Alternate for 20 -30 minutes
if you do this every other day and push harder some days than others this will help kick start your fat burning.. Wow that is easy I can do that.. (once the cast comes off) but if that is all it takes I can do it...
They compared it to racing a car between stop lights. You accelerate and then slam on the brakes. You end up using a lot of extra fuel and at $4.00 a gallon well imagine what it will do to your weigh loss... So yep that is the trick.. I will be out there after the next few weeks doing it, so I can accelerate my weight loss.. I need to make up for past few weeks...
So on we go... I have my goal.. where are you today with yours??? Enjoy your weekend.. Talk to you Monday !!
2 comments:
Well its great to see you have hopped back on the wagon. The one thing I have learned from this last 18 months is its a very slow go. You need to stop regretting yesterday and make today the day.Give yourself more realalistic goals.(example: Lose 10% walk 10 min a day etc) and celebrate each and ever mark you make. Then make new short term goals. I have found that when I make my goals smaller and I hit them it motivates me to make the next. When I would set longer and harder goals I would give up and then beat myself up which only made it harder to start again. Make your goal today....I can do this today !! And when you put your head on the pillow for the night enjoy the victory !!I know you will.
My goal today on my first day on Phase 2 of Metabolic Balance was to stick to the plan and meet my water intake for the day. Well, I measured my foods, ate at the correct times and after adding up my water intake, I just surpassed my 140 ounces for the day. You know, I was not even hungry between meals. I even had the opportunity to try new vegetables which I really enjoyed. One day at a time Liz...live for the future. When you feel like giving up or not giving it your all, picture the things you want to be around for in years to come - graduations, weddings, grandchildren, [children for me]; then remember if we don't do this for ourselves, we may not be here to see some of those precious moments. That's what got me back on track.
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